NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Minnesota Lynx
3-5, 2-3 Away
Final
80 - 88

Washington Mystics
5-4, 3-2 Home

Lynx beat Mystics 88-80, snap 4-game losing streak

Minnesota closed on an 11-3 run. Rebekkah Brunson sank a wide open 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock for an 82-77 lead, and Moore made six straight free throws to seal it.

Seimone Augustus added 16 points for Minnesota (3-5). She passed Katie Douglas and DeLisha Milton-Jones for 11th on the WNBA scoring list with 5,573 points.

Elena Delle Donne returned after missing four games with an illness for Washington (5-4), which lost three of those games. She scored eight points in 26 minutes.

Natasha Cloud led Washington (5-4) with 17 points, and Kristi Toliver had 15.

The game was moved ahead three hours to accommodate the Washington Capitals' watch party for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 80
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 88 - 80
4th 0.3 Washington offensive team rebound 88 - 80
4th 0.3 Elena Delle Donne misses 24-foot three point shot 88 - 80
4th 6.6 Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 88 - 80

Statistics

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32-68 FG 33-66
47 Field Goal % 50
6-15 3PT 4-19
40 Three Point % 21
18-19 FT 10-10
95 Free Throw % 100
34 Rebounds 20
11 Offensive Rebounds 3
23 Defensive Rebounds 17
18 Assists 19
8 Steals 9
2 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
13 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 42
14 Fouls 23
8 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 8,587 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 7 W3 0.8 28
Golden State 3 9 W5 0.72727275 24
Las Vegas 4 11 W2 0.6857143 24
Dallas 7.5 14 W1 0.5882353 20
Portland 14 20 L1 0.3939394 13
Phoenix 15 22 W1 0.37142858 13
Los Angeles 15 21 L3 0.36363637 12
Seattle 21 28 W1 0.2 7

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 12 W2 0.6363636 21
Indiana - 12 W2 0.6363636 21
New York 1 14 W1 0.6 21
Washington 2 14 L2 0.57575756 19
Chicago 9.5 22 L3 0.3529412 12
Toronto 11 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 12.5 24 L1 0.25 8
Full Standings

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